The coast of New England.

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Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:500 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 9 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Imprint April 24 1776. Land sparsely hachured, shoals shown in outline. Houses and roads indicated. Printed on LVG paper. Page number '1' handwritten overleaf. This chart shows indications of use for navigation, with pencil marks and divider pricks to the north and east of the compass radiate. The chart has been discoloured by damp.

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Object Details

ID:	HNS83A
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Knight, John Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Date made:	1776
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements:	Plate impressions >53.5 x 76cm and >53 x 75cm.
Parts:	The coast of New England. (Chart) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83A) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83B) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83C) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83D) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83E) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83F) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83G) The coast of New England. (Chart) (HNS83H)